A West Tisbury resident has filed a complaint with the town board of health over fine silica powder he says is blowing onto his property from neighbor Steven Rattner’s horse farm at the former Crow Hollow property.

Philip Spaulding, who lives next door to Mr. Rattner, told the selectmen on Wednesday the material covering the Rattners’ large horse ring has been blown over to his property for the last several weeks, covering his vehicles and property. Mr. Spaulding said he was concerned about a possible health hazard from the silica dust.

“It’s a constant problem,” he told the selectmen. “Whatever he does over there he does at his leisure. When does he water it? At his leisure. When does he cover it? At his leisure. When it dries out, it blows . . . when it’s blowing for days it’s hard to be outside.”

Town health agent John Powers said Mr. Spaulding first came to him in December 2010 with the same complaint. At the time Mr. Powers coordinated an agreement where the riding ring would be covered with a tarp in the off season or when not in use, and a sprinkler system would be installed to mitigate the dust. Mr. Powers said Mr. Rattner’s attorneys at the time had also provided material safety data sheets.

“They had to come up with a plan to keep it well watered and abate any dust,” Mr. Powers said. “That’s the last I heard from anybody. I thought both sides were happy at that point. I’m happy to get in the middle of it again.”

Mr. Rattner, a New York city financier and longtime seasonal resident, bought the former Crow Hollow property in 2010 with the intention of using it as a horse farm. The property went under extensive work to expand the facility, including increasing the size of the riding ring. There were questions about whether the changes violated the agricultural preservation restriction (APR) on the property held by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank. Legal counsel for the land bank found the work did not violate the APR.

In a letter to Mr. Powers yesterday afternoon, Mr. Rattner’s attorney Michael Vhay wrote that his client would continue to use the sprinkler system.

“In the spirit of continuing to be a good neighbor, and without any obligation to do so, the farm will agree to continue to use its sprinkler system to control dust at the rink, and will agree to continue to use its sprinkler system to control dust at the rink, and will cover the rink in the off season, until further notice from the farm,” Mr. Vhay wrote.

The selectmen suggested Mr. Spaulding file a formal complaint with the building inspector.